Stoned drivers, pesticides in crops, the black market and the political risk of California’s presumptive next governor are just some of the challenges cannabis legalization sponsors face in getting on next year’s ballot, according to those who addressed Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy at UCLA today.Continue reading →

“The war on drugs has been one of the worst policy debacles in our nation’s history. We incarcerate too many people for nonviolent offenses, spend too much money doing it and ruin too many lives — especially among the poor and communities of color — all without enhancing public safety.”